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Donald Trump “One Of Worst Public Speakers Ever,” Says ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Ian McKellen
The Lord of the Rings star said he believes great political orators are a "thing of the past."
85-year-old McKellen, currently playing Falstaff on stage in the UK, said great powers of oratory may be thing of the past: “I remember leaving my school [in Bolton] in the sixth form and cycling down to the town square to see [1950s Welsh Labour Party politician] Aneurin Bevan on the hustings without a microphone. But he’s ready and willing if the call comes for him to play Gandalf once more, in the new film The Hunt for Gollum, to be produced by Jackson, directed by Andy Serkis, and due for release in 2026.
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